And the tondo di toscana plants are producing nicely too
I'm not complaining... it's so easy to incorporate them into everything.
Friday, 25 June 2010
Courgette alors!
I think we'll be enjoying courgettes with every meal for a while... my one goldrush plant is doing exceptionally well.
And the tondo di toscana plants are producing nicely too
I'm not complaining... it's so easy to incorporate them into everything.
And the tondo di toscana plants are producing nicely too
I'm not complaining... it's so easy to incorporate them into everything.
Sunday, 20 June 2010
Waiting for Potatoes...
The first batch of potatoes went in around 11 weeks ago, so although they are going strong and flowers have started to appear it will be at least another 5 weeks before the charlottes are ready.
Saturday, 19 June 2010
What a turnaround 2!!
Tomatoes are going great guns now, they have taken over the greenhouse...
... and the bench in the potting shed
A number of varieties have also set fruit which is about the same time as last year, so the later start doesn't seem to have affected production.
... and the bench in the potting shed
A number of varieties have also set fruit which is about the same time as last year, so the later start doesn't seem to have affected production.
Last year I had so many that I ended up freezing plenty, hopefully it will be the same again this year.
Propagating Strawberries
I had a go at propagating strawberries today. The runners have been, well running across the raised bed and heading for the blackcurrant bush so I thought I would stop them in their tracks.
Assuming I did it correctly, it was very easy... I filled small pots with compost, rested the new plants in the soil where I thought the roots would form and pinned them down using hair grips. So hopefully I have created 7 new plants.
A couple of the runners look like they are about to "sprout" again, if that's possible so I may even get some more.
Assuming I did it correctly, it was very easy... I filled small pots with compost, rested the new plants in the soil where I thought the roots would form and pinned them down using hair grips. So hopefully I have created 7 new plants.
A couple of the runners look like they are about to "sprout" again, if that's possible so I may even get some more.
Friday, 18 June 2010
Harvests
Wow! Can't believe I haven't posted for so long... so much has been going on in the garden. For the past few weeks I have been enjoying the fruits of my labour... hasn't been easy though, the slugs have been relentless this season and I have resorted to slug pellets for the first time ever. I think the breaking point was when they pretty much destroyed a whole bed of lettuce - I was not impressed :-(
Anyway, some of it did survive and I have enjoyed a few salads with reine de glaces, lollo rossa and little gem.
Last week I picked the first turnips, mange tout and a gold rush courgette.
Today, I picked another gold rush, some more mange tout (which is ready on a daily basis now) and the first couple of tondo di toscana courgettes.
I also picked my first strawberry a couple of weeks ago and have had a few more since then, so it is starting to feel more like summer now.
Anyway, some of it did survive and I have enjoyed a few salads with reine de glaces, lollo rossa and little gem.
Last week I picked the first turnips, mange tout and a gold rush courgette.
Today, I picked another gold rush, some more mange tout (which is ready on a daily basis now) and the first couple of tondo di toscana courgettes.
I also picked my first strawberry a couple of weeks ago and have had a few more since then, so it is starting to feel more like summer now.
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